The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-02
How History will be Written.
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over. The roots of business, left by
strife, have long since been practically
eradicated from the Northern and
Southern mind. There is no real en-
nifty between the sections. "I'he truth
we fought for as put by ex-President
Davis-wlll never be fought for again,
and the Union, if ever to be broken,
must be broken by the other side.
But there was danger that the South,
with all her interests as connected with
the war and the causes that led to it,
would pass into History under a wick
edly false showing. To an unfortu-
nate extent such has been the case.
Northern minds, sorely diseased with
prejudice, have been busy in incubatine
| lies-sometimes consCientiously, it is
true, but lies, nevertheless, for the de-
lectaton and enlightenment Of pos
terity; and these jaundiced accounts
formulated into History-will never
cease to be the stock in trade for
penny-a-liners and political huCksters
to harp upon in the effort to degrade
our people and their cause, and to pro-
mote sinister purposes. But the South's
vindication, as we are glad to see, IS
slowly and surely coming to the front.
Her people and the world have been
only too tardy in self-assertion. The
engines of venal press and vaunt-
ingly hostile advocates have kept pace
with the progress of the years IN mis-
representations and ISLANDERS of the
South until her own people seemed in
clined to cover under repeated blows,
some, alas, to lick the hands that smote
them-while the world looked on in
differently. But in these latter days
we see accumulating evidences that the
truth of Southern History will be vim
dicated in the end. Our traditionary
glory will be preserved despite the eff
forts of hardened foes, aided by the
neophvte recruits, to boost the New at
the expense of the Old South. We re-
ioice to see that writers of the religious
press, as we'll as of the purely literary
and political, have taken up the cudgel
manfully and are striking at the truth
of the matter. The Nashville Chris
han A00oeate published in the shadow
of Vanderbilt University where the
pulling sycophant, Cable, is to preach
"New South" philosophy soon a3 &C
hrmum ct al nanseam-has recently
given some telling blows on the sub
Iject.
We publish on our first page this
week a capital article on the same line
from the pen of Mississippi gentle
man. That grand old character, the
Southern slave -holder-true type ot
the better days of the Republicans
received at the hands of Mr.. Lamar 4
just portrayal. No passage in his fine
address at the unveiling Of the Cal
houn statue contains more eloquent
: truth than does his tribute to the mucf
, abused STAKEHOLDER whom he describe!
in his true light as man of patriotic
impulses, loyal to the Constitution
and faithful to the principles of righ
: and justice. Virginius Dabney, if HI
does naught else, has served his gen
Grafton we'll in giving the "Story o
Don Mfr to the world-a novel, ii
true, but made the vehicle by which t
+ hand down to coming days the tru
picture of Southern life and the higl
purposes that governed the people o
F., the South. A famous English Gen
eral, in MarlNIlAaa's Magazine. ha
lately electrified the reading worlc
} with a thrilling sketch of General Lee
and, while confirming the great Cap
tain's well earned fame, the writer &C
} cords due respect to the cause 70
which he fought Fortunate indee'
, for the South that her leading Genera
has biographer in the leading com
mander Of England's great armlc:
Sherman may vince under the prais
, of the Southern hero, but his rantin
>, denial of the Englishman's statemen
of the truth of History, as represente
by Lees career in the war, Will nc
affect the judgment Of mankind
either as to Lee or Sherman. Ger
D eral Long-a member Of Lees sta
aid intimately associated with hin
e during the whole war-has also wri
ten a life of his commander which
e becoming to he regarded as probabl
the best book yet written on the wa
We rejoice to know that every hone
) effort to turn on the light Of truth WI
be an additional guarantee that Il
cause of the South, her people an
heroes, will occupy the position
History that plain justice demands.
Brace Up.
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